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Fire Sprinkler Designer Training Dates

Registration Deadline for Fundamental & Application Layout Technician: Fundamentals Completion Deadline Layout Technician: Application Class Dates Location
June 25, 2023 July 24, 2023 July 25-27, 2023 MD
August 28, 2023 September 25, 2023 September 26-28, 2023 WA
October 14, 2023 November 13, 2023 November 14-16, 2023 MD
January 2, 2024 January 29, 2024 January 30-February 1, 2024 FL

 

Fire Sprinkler Design students must complete Layout Technician: Part 1 - Fundamentals. The cost includes textbook and both (25 hours Self-Paced Online) Fundamentals and (in-person or virtual) 3 Day Application Class.

All students must complete Fundamentals before the start date of Application. 

Prerequisite Before Application: Layout Technician: Fundamentals

Before the Layout Technician: Application class begins, all students must complete Layout Technician: Fundamentals. This online, self-paced module is designed to prepare students for Layout Technician: Application and is included in the registration. Fundamentals must be completed before the Layout Technician: Application start date.

After Fundamentals: Layout Technician: Application

Layout Technician: Application – A 3-day in-person, with a virtual option available, instructor-led class that applies the fundamental content learned in the previous course. Using project-based learning , students apply their knowledge of fire sprinkler layout concepts to a legitimate plan, learning through problem solving, research, and simply doing.

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Layout Technician Fundamentals & Applications Modules

  1. Parts of a Sprinkler – eLM
  2. Common Components of a Sprinkler System – eLM
  3. Rules Governing Sprinkler Installation – eLM
  4. Building Materials and Construction – eLM
  5. Hazard Classifications – eLM
  6. Wet and Dry Pipe Systems – eLM
  7. Plan Preparation and Formatting– eLM
  8. The Layout Process– eLM
  9. Job Site Surveys and Coordination – eLM
  10. Choosing Materials for the Job– eLM
  11. Underground Pipe Joining– eLM
  12. Fire Pumps: The Basics– eLM
  13. Pipe and Fittings – eLM
  14. Backflow Preventers– eLM
  15. Standpipe Systems– eLM
  16. Hangers– eLM
  17. Basics of Seismic Protection for Fire Sprinkler Systems– eLM
  18. Acceptance Testing – eLM
  19. Sprinkler Location Requirements– eLM
  20. Ceiling Configurations– eLM
  21. Standard Upright & Pendant Sprinkler Spacing– eLM
  22. Fire Sprinkler Obstructions– eLM
  23. Fire Sprinkler Temperature Ratings & Heat Source Spacing– eLM
  24. Basic Hydraulics for Fire Sprinkler Systems– eLM
  25. Introduction to Fire Sprinkler Calculations– eLM
Day 1: Application of Fire Sprinkler Design - ILT: Modules
  • Module 1 1.1 Class introductions
    • 1.2 Introduction to Pancho’s project
    • 1.3 Applicable Codes and Standards
  • 2.0 Module 2
    • 2.1 Occupancy Hazard Classification
    • 2.2 Group exercise
  • 3.0 Module 3
    • 3.1 Determining the Type of System(s)
    • 3.2 Determining the Type of System Configuration
    • 3.3 Applying the System to the Plan
  • 4.0 Module 4
    • 4.1 Water Supply Evaluation
    • 4.2 Water Supply Design
  • 5.0 Module 5
    • 5.1 Build a riser
Day 2: Application of Layout - ILT Module:
  • 6.0 Module 6
    • 6.1 Layout Pancho’s project – Remote Area
    • 6.2 Space 6, Branch line piping and sprinkler position
  • 7.0 Module 7
    • 7.1 Layout Jen’s Java space
  • 8.0 Module 8
    • 8.1 Layout Butch’s space
  • 9.0 Module 9
    • 9.1 Layout Pancho’s service area
    • 9.2 Pancho’s exterior projections
  • 10.0 Module 10
    • 10.1 Hangers
Day 3: Application of Hydraulic Design – ILT Modules:
  • 11.0 Module 11
    • 11.1 Kick-off activity
    • 11.2 Hydraulic equation review
  • 12.0 Module 12
    • 12.1 Establishing the design area
    • 12.2 Hydraulic calculation – Instructor guided
    • 12.3 Hydraulic calculation – Group activity
    • 12.4 Water supply evaluation – Instructor guided
    • 12.5 Dry system evaluation – Instructor guided

REGISTER FOR FIRE SPRINKLER DESIGN CLASSES FROM THE EXPERTS WHO WRITE THE BOOK!

NFSA's Layout Technician Class gives students everything they need to prepare for NICETS Levels I & II.

NFSA’s Fire Sprinkler Layout Design Training prepares professionals for NICET Levels I & II Certifications. The classes include sprinkler selection, sprinkler spacing and location, obstructions to sprinklers, water supplies (public mains, tanks, and pumps), hydraulic calculation of sprinkler systems, and standpipe system layout and calculation.

NFSA’s Fire Sprinkler Layout Design Training includes a hard copy of recently updated and revised “Layout Book” as well as a copy of the 2022 NFPA 13 standard. The Layout Book has been divided into 43 chapters and an annex with each of the chapters grouped into parts that have a basic theme in the layout, detail, and calculation of a fire sprinkler system. There are four parts of the book roughly corresponding to the order in which decisions are made in the process of getting a sprinkler system into a building. 

FIRE SPRINKLER LAYOUT DESIGNER TRAINING COST
 Members: $2,200.00
Non-members: $4,400.00 – Join Here to save $2,200.00